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RM(1)                       UNIX Reference Manual                        RM(1)

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     r\brm\bm - Remove directory entries.

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     r\brm\bm [-\b-f\bf | -\b-i\bi] [-\b-R\bRr\br] _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be ...

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     The rm utility removes the directory entry specified by each file argu-
     ment.

     The following options are available:

     -\b-f\bf      Force each specified directory entry to be removed without
             prompting for confirmation, regardless of the permissions of the
             file to which it refers.  Suppress diagnostic messages regarding
             non-existent operands.

     -\b-i\bi      Write a prompt to the standard error output requesting confirma-
             tion before removing each existing directory entry, regardless of
             the permissions of the file to which it refers.

     -\b-R\bR      Permit directories to be removed (recursively).

     -\b-r\br      Equivalent to -\b-R\bR.

     The following argument is available:

     _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be      A pathname of a directory entry to be removed.

     The r\brm\bm utility exits with one of the following values:

     0     All the named directory entries were removed.

     >0    An error occurred.

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     rmdir(1)

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     The r\brm\bm function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.